Applying social science : the role of social research in politics, policy and practice / David Byrne.
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TextPublication details: Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.Description: iv, 234 p. : 24 cmISBN: - 9781847424501 (pbk.)
- 1847424503 (pbk.)
- 9781847424518 (hardcover)
- 1847424511 (hardcover)
- 300.72 22
- H62 BYR 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-221) and index.
The methodological foundations of applied social science -- Constructing evidence: the development of knowledge which is to be applied -- Surveying the social world: assembling knowledge as a basis for action -- Evaluating: determining the worth of social interventions -- Legitimating: the selective use of social science in justifying policy and practice -- Consulting: the role of social research in relation to new modes of governance -- Modelling: representing the world in order to understand how it works -- Acting -- The Academy and beyond: applied social research in the real world -- Concluding.
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